Exhibit 32.1

                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
      AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In connection with the quarterly report on Form 10-Q of NUI Corporation (the
"company") for the period ended March 31, 2004 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "report"), I, Craig G. Matthews,
President and Chief Executive Officer of the company, and I, Dan Scouler,
Interim Chief Financial Officer, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

     1)   the report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
          15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

     2)   the information contained in the report fairly presents, in all
          material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
          of the company.


                  /s/  Craig G. Matthews         /s/ Dan Scouler
                  ---------------------          ---------------
                   Craig G. Matthews              Dan Scouler
                    President and          Interim Chief Financial Officer
                 Chief Executive Officer          May 25, 2004
                    May 25, 2004

A signed copy of this written statement required by Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act has been provided to the company. The foregoing certification
is being furnished solely to accompany the report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss.
1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be incorporated by reference
into any filing of the company, whether made before or after the date hereof,
regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.